The Richmond Metropolitan Area Local and Specialty Bar Associations Present the Tenth Annual
Bench Bar Conference

The Bench-Bar Conference is designed to promote discussion on issues of interest to judges and lawyers and provide an opportunity for each to offer their reactions and feedback.  The format for this year includes a panel discussion with audience participation and breakout groups in which groups of judges and lawyers will be able to discuss topics in their individual areas of practice. Included in the cost of the conference is admission to the Richmond Bar luncheon and a reception in honor of members of the judiciary.

Complete program on reverse side. 

Thursday, October 18, 2001 

LOCATION:      Omni Richmond, 100 South Twelfth Street 

COST:       $100  ($110 beginning October 11) 

MCLE CREDIT:  This program has been approved by the Virginia Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board for 5.5 hours of credit. 

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:  Use the form below and indicate your break-out session preferences on the reverse side.  You will receive no confirmation of your registration.  There will be no refunds after October 11, 2001.  Space is limited.  There will be no registration at the door unless there is space available after those who have pre-registered have been admitted. 

The Bench-Bar Conference is a cooperative effort of the following Richmond metropolitan area bar associations:  The Bar Association of the City of Richmond; Henrico County Bar Association; Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Bar Association; Metropolitan Richmond Women’s Bar Association; Metro Richmond Family Law Bar; Old Dominion Bar Association, Richmond Chapter; Richmond Criminal Bar Association and The Greater Richmond Juvenile Bar Association. 

PROVIDE THE INFORMATION REQUESTED BELOW AND INDICATE ON THE
REVERSE SIDE YOUR PREFERENCES FOR EACH OF THE BREAK-OUT SESSIONS.  PLEASE PHOTOCOPY AND RETAIN A COPY OF THIS FLIER FOR YOUR RECORDS AND RETURN THE ORIGINAL, WITH PAYMENT, TO THE BAR OFFICE AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN BELOW. 

q           Enclosed is my check for $_____ payable to “Bar Association of Richmond” to enroll me for the Bench-Bar Conference to be held on October 18, 2001.  There will be no refunds after October 11, 2001. 

q          I participate in the CLE Discount Program available to members of the Bar Association of Richmond.  Please deduct 5.5 hours from my balance.  I have deducted $55 ($11 per credit hour) from the cost of the seminar and enclosed a check for $45 ($55 beginning October 11). 

  q          Member of the Judiciary 

Name      _________________________________                                        Send form and check to:
Address   _________________________________                                      Bar Association of Richmond
                    _________________________________                                     P.O. Box 1213
                    _________________________________                                     Richmond, Virginia 23218-1213
Phone number  _____________________________

"Back to the Basics"
October 18, 2001

8:30-9:00          Registration

9:00-9:10          Welcoming Remarks

9:10-9:20    Report from Richmond Bar Association’s Administration of Justice Committee:                                 

9:20-10:50  General Session: "Judges Are From Mars, Lawyers Are From Venus"                            
Panelists: Hon. L.A. Harris, Jr.; Hon. Robert E. Payne; Hon. Randall G. Johnson; Hon. Jerry Hendrick, Jr.
Moderator: William G. Broaddus                                         

10:50-11:00          Coffee Break 

11:00-12:15          Breakout Sessions (check the box corresponding to the session that you wish to
                             attend)

 q      State Civil Practice- "Doctors Vs. Lawyers: Why Can't We Be Friends?"
            Panelists:  Hon. Theodore J. Markow; William B. Kilduff; E. Lewis Kincer, Jr; John M. Fitzpatrick;
             John M. O'Bannon, III, MD
            Moderator: Michael N. Herring  

q   Juvenile & Domestic Relations Practice- "Victimless Prosecution: What Happened to Accord and 
         Satisfaction?"
          Panelists:  Hon. T.J. Hauler, Hon. Lawrence E. Gilman; Nancy V. Oglesby; Carl J. Witmeyer, II; Kent
          P. Radwani, LCSW
          Moderator:  Hon. Kimberly B. O'Donnell

12:30-2:00          Richmond Bar Association Luncheon

2:10-3:30 Breakout Sessions (check the box corresponding to the session that you wish to attend)

qState and Federal Civil Practice- "Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks -- Mandatory Disclosures under Rule 26 and the New Pretrial Orders in the Eastern District"
Panelists:  Hon. Robert E. Payne, Jack E. McClard
Moderator: Michael W. Smith                                                               

qCriminal Practice- "A View From the Box"
Panelists: A panel of former jurors will share their experiences
Moderator:  Christopher J. Collins                               

qJuvenile & Domestic Relations Practice- "Judge, He Doesn't Look Like Me So Why Do I "Have to Pay?" (Statute Update)
Panelists:  Hon. Randall G. Johnson; Hon. Denis F. Soden; Norma R. Richmond, M.Ed.; Carl J. Witmeyer, II
Moderator: T. Michael Blanks, Jr.                              

3:30-3:40 Coffee Break

 3:40-5:00 Breakout Sessions (check the box corresponding to the session that you wish to attend)

 qState and Federal Civil Practice- "Ethical Considerations in Avoiding Sanctions"
Panelists:   Hon. Barbara J. Gaden; Hon. Catherine C. Hammond; Hon. Randall G. Johnson; Hon. David G. Lowe; Hon. Thomas L. Murphey
Moderator:  Hon. Dennis W. Dohnal

q Criminal Practice- "The Battle of Court Appointed Fees"
Panelists: Robert Wagnew; Gerald T. Zerkin; Frank W. Dunham
Moderator: Matthew P. Geary

q Juvenile & Domestic Relations Practice- "Zero Tolerance or Zero Sense?"
 Panelists:  Joy Hodges Robinson; Sgt. Leonard F. Broadnax; W. Bradley Peebles; David C. Whaley
Moderator: Hon. Jerry Henrick

5:00-6:30                                Reception in honor of the Judiciary